Television networks know that Christmas is the perfect time for some guilt-free sofa time, loading the schedules with crowd pleasing movies of all shapes and sizes.
Undoubtedly, the biggest movie to debut on terrestrial TV over the festive period is No Time To Die. Daniel Craig’s James Bond swansong will air on ITV on New Year’s Day just 15 months after the film was in cinemas.
Read more: The best movies new to streaming over Christmas 2022
We’ve combed through the listings and chosen the best films airing on the main UK channels (and some streaming services) over the Christmas period, so sit back, relax and enjoy some incredible movies at home this festive period.
The best movies on TV on Friday, 23 December, 2022
1:45pm Trolls World Tour | BBC One
3:50pm The Grinch | ITV
11:15pm Last Christmas | BBC One
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Netflix
12:45pm Arthur Christmas | ITV
1:40pm North By Northwest | BBC Two
3pm Pokemon Detective Pikachu | BBC One
Read more: The best Christmas TV specials to stream
1am La La Land | BBC One
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore | Sky Cinema/NOW
The best movies on TV on Christmas Day, 2022
11:35am White Christmas | BBC Two
1pm Shaun The Sheep: Farmageddon | BBC One
3:10pm Aladdin | BBC One
4:40pm Some Like It Hot | BBC Two
10:45pm Love Actually | ITV
The best movies on TV on Boxing Day, 2022
10:25am Big Hero 6 | BBC One
12:25pm Frozen | BBC One
2:25pm Mary Poppins | BBC One
Read more: The best Christmas movies of the 21st century
5:30pm The Magnificent Seven | BBC Two
10:15pm Goodfellas | BBC Two
The best movies on TV on Tuesday, 27 December, 2022
10:00am Missing Link | BBC One
1:45pm How To Train Your Dragon 3: The Hidden World | BBC One
3:50pm Funny Girl | BBC Two
9:00pm 1917 | BBC One
The best movies on TV on Wednesday, 28 December, 2022
9:35am The Third Man | BBC Two
11:40am Wallace and Gromit in Curse of the Were-Rabbit | BBC One
3:50pm Moana | BBC One
10:30pm Heat | BBC Two
The best movies on TV on Thursday, 29 December, 2022
1:55pm Zootropolis | BBC One
3:35pm The BFG | BBC One
The best movies on TV on Friday, 30 December, 2022
11:30pm The Full Monty | BBC One
4:45pm Murder on the Orient Express | BBC Two
Netflix: White Noise
The best movies on TV on New Year’s Eve, 2022
1:15pm Coco | BBC One
2:50pm Inside Out | BBC One
3:10pm West Side Story | BBC Two
7:20pm Yesterday | BBC One
The best movies on TV on New Year’s Day, 2023
11:20am Pete’s Dragon | BBC One
4pm Mary Poppins Returns | BBC One
8pm No Time To Die | ITV
The best movies on TV on Monday, 2 January, 2023
10:30pm The Shawshank Redemption
Watch a trailer for No Time To Die